Disney’s “Earth” Already Making Big Impact on Environment

Disneynature’s first film “Earth” hits theaters on Earth Day, April 22 and the movie is already making a big impact on the environment. The studio has offered to plant one tree for every ticket sold during the film’s opening week.

So far, over 500,000 people have purchased advanced tickets which means over half a million trees are set to be planted to honor the movie.

The president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group spoke with Access Hollywood saying, “With half a million new trees committed so far, Disneynature’s first film is already making an impact on the world- and ‘EARTH’ hasn’t even opened yet. We’re so pleased that moviegoers have embraced this film and our tree-planting initiative to this degree and we expect the numbers to keep climbing.”

The movie follows the stories of three animal families, a whale, polar bear and elephant, as they migrate and travel around the world and raise their offspring during their first year of life. It is narrated by actor James Earl Jones and was directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, the partners behind “Planet Earth.”